The release of PS3 games The Last Guardian and ICO & Shadow of the Colossus have officially been delayed.

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Gamers were expecting to see the games coming out in 2011, but they will now have to wait a little longer to get their hands on them.

The Last Guardian director and game designer, Fumito Ueda, said: ‘I announced at last year’s Tokyo Game Show that the release timing of The Last Guardian which is currently being developed would be holiday 2011.’

‘However, to provide more challenging and better quality of content to users and to fulfil First Party Studio’s obligations, I decided to postpone its release timing.’

Mr Ueda also announced the re-release of ICO & Shadow of the Colossus at the Tokyo Game Show in 2010.

The new collection for the PS3 is expected to boast full HD compatibility, as well as support for 3D technology.

However, the release has been put back, as further development is needed.

Mr Ueda apologised to gamers who have been waiting for the highly-anticipated games and begged for their patience while finishing touches are added.

He added that a detailed schedule of release dates will be published at a later date.